Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-01-27

A baby born at Coldwater the other day
he'd two and a half pounds, clothes

"A baby born at Coldwater the other day
weighed two and half pounds, clothes
and all.
"A brass band, composed of lads under
the age of 16 years, was organized at Bron-
son Few days ago.
"A lumber company at Ludington offers
10 deed to the United States a strip of land
for the construction Of harbor of refuge.
The public schools of Harbor Springs
have been closed on account of case Of
black diphtheiia which terminated fatally.
Edward Olney, Professor of Mathe-
rhatics in the University of Michigan, was
found dead In bed from heart disease.
Three hundred and seventy eight wood
chuck scalps were paid for by the township
of Constantine last year at twenty-five
cents each.
"A stock company at Tecumseh has
-Deon 0rBuuinvo TOR INC purpose or uerumg
skunks. About 100 skunks have been pro-
cured for breeding purposes.
AT an exciting revival meeting in the
Second Baptist Church at Adrian, Mrs.
Susan Brown, aged 65, sprang to her feet,
shouted "Hallelujah!" and fell dead.
Three towns in st. Joseph County
| Centerville, Constantine, and White Pig
eon-were incorporated just fifty lone years
| ago.
Perrin will be the name of new viii
lage soon to be laid out on the Ashley and
] Muskegon Road, six miles north of Maple
Rapids.
Walter Simmons, of Saline, claims 10
have caught pickerel measuring fifty one
inches in length and weighing thirty -four
pounds.
Insurance Commissioner Raymond has
! admitted nineteen insurance companies OF
other States to business in Michigan dur
ing the past two years.
Thomas Garner, aged 81 years, died
at his home in Dubuque County last week.
He was the oldest man in Dubuque County,
and one of the pioneers, coming here in
1856.
The next graduating class of the Adrian
High School will contain but two ladies.
1t will be the first time since 1860 that SO
| few ladies have been in the graduating
class.
Carp Lake, Leelanaw County, has an
coil we'll" which is TAO feet deep, and which
throws inch stream of water, strongly
lmpregnated with sulphur, to height of
twenty feet.
Fritz Klatz, aged years, while play
! ing with an older brother at his fathers
home two miles east of Lansing, fell and
striking his head against his brothers knee
uruPpeu ueau.
"A Cedar Springs Free Methodist min
lister, in addressing revival meeting, said
he would like to hear testimony from all
the young "convicts." The responses wero
not numerous.
The iron bridge over the Raisin River
at Blissfeld fell with q crash, the other
day, the iron supports having given way.
Chas. Quigley and William Slack were
crossing at the time and fell to the ice be-
| low. Slacks injuries are considered Sc
| rious, while Quigley escaped with slight
bruises.
The work of sinking the shafts for the
st. Clair tunnel is being pushed with all
possible energy, and is making favorable
| progress. On the Canadian side of the
| river the shaft has been put down sixty
feet, and on this side depth of forty feet
has been reached. The soil is stiff and
compact blue clay and is most favorable
| for the work.
The estimastes of the engineers on the
enlargement of the ship canal to Lake
Superior is "a, 4,733, 1865. OF this the addi-
tional lock will require $2,295,0 900, and
deepening the channel to twenty feet in
the bed rock and other improvements in
the channel require the rest. The work
will take ten years.
For the past week the Board of Super
visors of Kent County have wrangled with
the question of locating site ON which TO
erect court house worthy the wealth and
growth of the county. The county already
owns plat 100x100 feet, but they received
several propositions to purchase new
spot. costing $50, 900 to $4O, 600, situated
nearly opposite the government building.
The members Of the board were in q guam
Diary what to do, but finally, after several
votes had been cast, they decided to build
on their own land, and will ask the people
at the spring election 10 so vote and expend
| 100000 in the erection of a court house.
Just prior TO the adjournment of the
Executive Committee of the Michigan Ag-
rfcultural Society, at Detroit, the Chair
man called the attention of the meeting to
the fact that the officers of the Jackson
County Agricultural Society had not yet
reported whether they were willing to do
certain things necessary 10 secure the next
State Fair in that city. A general discus
sion followed. which finally resulted in the
adoption of resolutions that in case con-
tract cannot be secured from responsible
| citizens OF Jackson in accordance with the
terms and conditions or the resolution To-
eating the fair for 1887 at Jackson within
one month the Locating Committee be au-
thoiized TO locate the fair at such place and
on such terms as shall be satisfactory 10
them. The committee named Sept. 1923
inclusive as the date of the fair this year.